Stabilizing home prices giving buyers a clearer path to purchase

The median home price has stabilized, and mortgage rates have eased enough that monthly payments are more manageable than they've been in years. Realtors can use that shift to restart conversations with buyers who went quiet and help them find negotiating leverage on listings that have been sitting.

Rates Drop Sharply to One Week Lows

Mortgage rates began the day in uneventful fashion with the average lender right in line with yesterday's latest levels. Things might have gotten off to a slightly better start, but higher inflation in this morning's econ data and discouraging war-related headlines put upward pressure on bond yields

Affluent women shape high-end homebuying

Women with high net worth are buying luxury homes with privacy, lifestyle function and investment strategy in mind, changing how brokers market and sell high-end properties.

Florida, others Sun Belt markets adjust after pandemic demand

Markets that saw strong pandemic-era demand now have longer sales timelines, more price reductions and higher inventory, giving Realtors current data to guide pricing and negotiation conversations.